Tuesday, 17 January 2017

The Big Lad - Sarjent Blas Gaspar

As any noble is aware, a loyal bodyguard is pretty much a pre-requisite. Yes, you certainly need a number of anonymous household troops to lay down firepower and march around noisily. Yes, you also need the slim, quiet dangerous retainer - the one with mis-matching eyes, a penchant for blades, and numerous advanced skills for removing unwanted people. But what you really need, is the kind of statement bodyguard that shows everyone who is boss. The big, heavily muscled brute who can crush skulls with his bare hands. The man-mountain who can absorb firepower without armour, and still keep on coming.

A bodyguard like Sarjent Blas Gaspar, in fact.

This figure has been on my 'to do' list for well over 12 months. I wanted a big guy to accompany Lord Greiss, and this figure fits the bill.

Sarjent Blas Gaspar is clad in the yellow and blue livery of House Ulanti. He has been rewarded for loyal service with a bionic leg (albeit a crude one), and a terrifying power maul.

Lord Greiss with his loyal bodyguards.

Sarjent Blas Gaspar and Eduardo Murat hunt down a merchant who foolishly owes money to Ulanti.

The model itself is converted from a variety of sources. The legs are space ork bionik legs. The torso was provided from an old 1980s Citadel Lord of the Rings Dunlending model. The pouches come from the RTB01 Space Marine kit, while the hand flamer comes from the Confrontation weapons sprue. Finally, the er, big, shiny maul is from the Dark Angels Ravenwing Command kit.

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I deliberately kept the fur covered shield and tribal elements on the figure - the 'techno-savage' is a look I'm fond of, and there's plenty of precedence for it in a Necromundan / Rogue Trader setting.

After a little bit of greenstuff to cover the join, Sarjent Gaspar was ready to go!

Yes, that is a thug. That he wears the lord's colors and restrains his violence to approved doses does not remove the fact that under the veneer of civility he is a snarling thug, ready to break faces.

I'm so accustomed to seeing conversions on your blog that now I play a little game of "what'd he make this guy from" every time I look at your latest post. Resisting the urge to scroll down straight away.....spoiling the surprise :)

I noticed the Ork legs, flamer, maul & pouches, but I'd never seen that torso before. His facial expression is really cool!

He looks pretty dull-witted to me. I wonder if he's just a point and shoot (Ordered to charge) type? Don't expect him to use detective skills when dealing with troublesome types, work out how much to tip a waitress or eat with a napkin in his lap.

Hey! This may sound odd, but I have been looking all over for the old Armorcast Bright Stallion, and I happened to come across your blog. In the article you wrote, do you own that model? and If so, would you part with it for a price? :)

About Me

I've been gaming since the late 1980s - I tend to get distracted and jump from one project to another. The one constant is that I love the character of Citadel miniatures of the late 1980s and early 1990s - Warhammer, Blood Bowl, Rogue Trader.